Philadelphia Flyers at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks 4/4/2019

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Enterprise Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Enterprise Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, April 4, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +180 and the Blues at -200.

Philadelphia has a record of 37-35-8 this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 235 goals and given up 269 goals for a point differential of -34. For the season they have an ATS record of 37-43-0 and an over/under record of 43-36-0. St. Louis is 43-28-8 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 232 goals and surrendered 212 for a goal differential of +20. Their record against the spread is 43-36-0 while their over/under record is 32-42-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 37-43-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 43-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 43-36-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 32-42-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

01/12/19 GO Michal Neuvirth Undisclosed IR (01/12)

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season
04/01/19 LW Sammy Blais Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Chicago
03/23/19 D Joel Edmundson Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Sean Couturier has accumulated 74 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 32 goals this year with 217 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 42 assists on the season and averages 22.1 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux averages 21.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 21 goals on 227 shots. He has 61 assists, giving him a total of 82 points on the season. Carter Hart has 16 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 918 shots against him and he's given up 74 goals. He's made 844 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has scored 74 total points this year for the Blues. He has 27 goals this season with 223 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 47 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Brayden Schenn averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 15 goals on 145 shots. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 50 points on the season. Jordan Binnington has 22 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Blues. He has 753 shots against him and he's surrendered 54 goals. He's made 699 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have 82 total points this season, which ranks them 21st in the NHL. They are 16th in the league in goals scored with 235 while they've given up 269 goals, ranking them 3rd overall. They have had 228 power play opportunities and have scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the NHL. The Flyers have allowed 231 power play opportunities and have given up 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, putting them 25th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.31% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 26th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues are 14th in the NHL with a total of 94 points this year. They have 46 power play goals on 227 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 15th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 223 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 9th in the NHL. As a team, the Blues are 18th in the league with 232 goals scored while they've given up 212 goals, which is 27th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.31%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 13th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4%, as they've attempted 4,639 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,751 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.8% as they have 3,472 attempts while they have given up 3,502 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 2,566 face-off wins compared to 2,117 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 54.8%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 1,727 hits and they have blocked 1,249 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 2,349 face-off wins compared to 2,220 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 6th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,574 hits and they have blocked 1,100 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. St. Louis is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.6% as they've attempted 4,506 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,228 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.1% ranks 7th as they have 3,396 attempts while they have given up 3,128 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Flyers/Blues NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia +180

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